US v. Amico, No. 08-1338

By FindLaw Staff on July 21, 2009 3:37 PM

Sentence for participating in a continuing financial crimes enterprise and conspiracy to commit bank and mortgage fraud is affirmed where the 2001 amendment to the gross receipts provision of the United States Sentencing Guidelines is a substantive change to an unambiguous provision and therefore does not apply retroactively.

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